David Woods / IndyStar
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Nature or nurture? Both contributed to the making of the Butler basketball player that is Kelan Martin.
He always had the genes. His father, Kenneth, 45, played for a state champion at Louisville’s Ballard High School and an NCAA Division II champion at Kentucky Wesleyan. His mother, Kristie, 46, had her jersey retired at Ballard and played for an NCAA runner-up at Western Kentucky.
Kelan, he was going to be a football player. He was the biggest kid, and football was his love.